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SHIKKOKUTEN -PITCH DARK (WORKING) (SHIKKOKUTEN -TSUI NO KATARI-)
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Completed - JAPANESE - Historical, Action/Adventure - 82 minutes

Log Line

This is the third installment of Toei's MOVIE/STAGE series. It's both a movie and a stage production. The movie version of SHIKKOKUTEN will come to cinemas in June 2022. It's a period mystery that revolves around a man with amnesia.

Year of production : 2022

Director(s) : Koichi SAKAMOTO
Writer(s) : Kenichi SUEMITSU
Cast : Hirofumi ARAKI, Arisa KOMIYA, Mitsuru KARAHASHI, Takashi UKAJI

Producer(s) : Kota NAKAMURA (TOEI COMPANY, LTD.), Keita TAKAGI (TOEI COMPANY, LTD.), Tsuyoshi NAKANO (TOEI COMPANY, LTD.)

Synopsis

 "Does anyone remember seeing me in this town?"

 In the Edo period, a disheveled man arrives in a town. He comes across a woman named Kita. The man helps her escape when she is caught stealing. The man has amnesia, he doesn't even know his name. Out of gratitude, Kita decides to return the favor. She calls him No Name and recruits Genma, a playwright, and the thuggish Oma brothers to help her work out the man's identity.

 One thing becomes clear. The man is wanted by assassins. His amazing swordsmanship helps him survive their attempts to kill him. A memory is triggered when he hears about a group of criminals called the Shades. A loved one died in tragic circumstances.

 Meanwhile, the commander's assistant Shido Kurama is hatching a scheme with Jingo Saratsuki that will affect everything. The memory of a loved one's demise. His amazing swordsmanship. Mysterious assassins are after him. He holds the key to the mystery...

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Country(ies) : JAPAN


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